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Ear stones of the "basha fish" ("benna")
Ear stones of the "basha fish" ("benna")
Object Number 12-33-30/84144
Display Title Ear stones of the "basha fish" ("benna")
Descriptions
Inventory Description Faunal remains, bone?, banded rings around edges, flat on one side.
Classification
  • Faunal
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wapishana
  • Taruma?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / British Guiana
South America / Guyana
Materials Bone?
Dimensions Overall: 2.4 x 1.5 x 1 cm (15/16 x 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 84144

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